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Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:35 pm
Posted by AuburnTigers
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Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:35 pm
No matter how talented the WR core is, Thorne is not talented enough to win football games when the defense is taking away the run and forcing us to throw. He plays scared when the game gets tight. He dances around in the pocket avoiding sacks instead of feeling the pressure and getting rid of the fricking ball.

There were so many wide open WRs that it hurt my eyes. 14 was so fricking wide open on the INT thrown towards Coleman (injured arm). He could have walked into the endzone he was that wide open.

The worst part about it.....Watching Freeze on the side lines look lost with every INT from Payton. Like, WTF FREEZE!!!! Thorne earned himself some pine time. He deserved to be benched!!!!, yet Freeze fricking kept him in the game. Thorne was drowning under the pressure and was in way over his head. 5 PICKS!! Sure, sure. One of them was called a pity PI in the endzone, but we all knew that was a gift. Refs gave us a pity touchdown at the end

Hugh's worst moment was the pick where Thorne stared down his WR and got his arm hit by a blitzer and it fluttered 15 yards into the defenders hands right. It was such a crucial moment of the game. And yet....Freeze left Thorne in the game. It was absolute insanity. People were booing and shite. Everyone could see it. Thorne deserved to be benched.

Alston sucks. Three years of fumbles and zero production. Cobb looks better and should have been used in the passing game.

Keonte Scott is NOT a fricking Cornerback. Stop trying to put a square peg into a round hole. He plays nickel. He also likes to fumble punts and give fans panic attacks.

Fairweather is turning into stone hands. Dude has dropped some crucial passes this year and is underperforming.

Durkin made adjustments and completely shut them down in the second half. Unfortunately, the defense gassed out and gave up the TD run after being on the field a ridiculous amount of time. Corners were inconsistent, LBs played well and the DL pressured the Qb well throughout the game.

OL played well from my viewpoint. Throne held on to the ball too long and made the OL look bad. A few times, they did look bad, but that shite happens in the course of a game. Overall they performed well enough for Thorne to get the job done, and he didnt. He threw 5 picks instead.

At this point fellas, its safe to say......if Freeze sticks with Thorne at the Qb spot....were getting the doors blown off us versus Oklahoma and Georgia. Hell Arkansas may sneak up on us.
Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:36 pm to
“Dear diary…”
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
37533 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:41 pm to
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Alston sucks. Three years of fumbles and zero production.


Huh? Dude had two carries for 10 yards. What did he do to suck today?
This post was edited on 9/7/24 at 10:42 pm
Posted by Feelthebarn
Lower Alabama
Member since Nov 2012
3249 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:41 pm to
Thorne isn't elite, but Tom frickin Brady isn't winning many games with that pass protection
Posted by jvilletiger25
jacksonville, fl
Member since Jan 2014
19206 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:41 pm to
I didn’t read everything, but have an upvote for this:

quote:

No matter how talented the WR core is, Thorne is not talented enough to win football games when the defense is taking away the run and forcing us to throw. He plays scared when the game gets tight. He dances around in the pocket avoiding sacks instead of feeling the pressure and getting rid of the fricking ball.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
14480 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:43 pm to
Excusing bad play
Posted by AuburnTigers
Member since Aug 2013
14513 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:43 pm to
quote:

“Dear diary…”
More melty than diary
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
19486 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:45 pm to
TLDR, …

Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
12380 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:46 pm to
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Excusing bad play


The bad play is an inevitably given the shortfalls we still have regarding the “Joes”

Like it or not we’re baked in with Hugh. We have to give him reasonable time to complete the rebuild. Year 2 is too soon.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
14480 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:47 pm to
We have more talent this year

Agree or disagree?
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
19486 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:47 pm to
quote:

Year 2 is too soon.


Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
12380 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:48 pm to
quote:

We have more talent this year Agree or disagree?


More talent. Still holes that need filling.
Posted by AuburnTigers
Member since Aug 2013
14513 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:48 pm to
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Thorne isn't elite, but Tom frickin Brady isn't winning many games with that pass protection
Thorne sets the protections with the OL.
Posted by blzr
Saratoga
Member since Mar 2011
30516 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:49 pm to
Nobody cares about your shitty observation
Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
12380 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:49 pm to
quote:

Thorne sets the protections with the OL.


Yeah and they threw lookout blocks all day.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
14480 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:50 pm to
So, shouldn’t there be improvement? Not Georgia, but enough to maybe not look worse against Cal?
Posted by vandelay industries
CSRA
Member since May 2012
2509 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:51 pm to
Cliff Notes observation: we got our asses whipped by a bunch of got damned nerds.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
23233 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:52 pm to
Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
12380 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:53 pm to
quote:

So, shouldn’t there be improvement? Not Georgia, but enough to maybe not look worse against Cal?


It’s more nuanced than that.

Hugh isn’t the problem. Neither is Thorne, who’s not the long term solution either way.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
14480 posts
Posted on 9/7/24 at 10:59 pm to
Dear lord the excuses.

Nuance. Really? GTFO
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